TV Listings

WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY

Kill Me But Make Me Beautiful
Examines visual stereotypes often presented abroad about Tehran and Iranian art, from Mullahs with mobiles to chadors and Chanel.
7:55pm

THURSDAY 5th MAY

Rock 127
Rock and jazz music are forbidden in Iran, but many musicians have formed their own underground bands. The most famous being 127. http://www.127band.com
7:55pm

FRIDAY 6th MAY

Tehran, Past And Present
Looks at how Tehran is torn between the forces of tradition and modernity, the past and the future.
7.55pm

MONDAY 9th MAY

Cinema Iran
Written and directed by critic and filmmaker, Mark Cousins, this one-hour film highlights the boom in Iranian cinema over three decades.
8pm

On The Road With Kiarostami
A half-hour special, filmed in Tehran in February 2005, providing a rare and revealing interview with director Abbas Kiarostami.
11.35pm

Where Is My Friend's House?
Abbas Kiarostami's tale of Babek Ahmedpour's attempt to return a borrowed schoolbook to his friend's house in the next village.
12:10am

Through The Olive Trees
Abbas Kiarostami captures the beauty of the Iranian countryside, in a simple story of forbidden love, set in an earthquake devastated village.
1:45am

TUESDAY 10TH MAY

The Apple
Samira Makhmalbaf's true story of two Iranian sisters whose parents kept them locked up for 12 years because of religious beliefs.
12:10am

A Moment Of Innocence
An ingenious drama which recreates the incident that put director Makhmalbaf in jail for five years.
1:45am

WEDNESDAY 11TH MAY

The Cow
Banned by the Ministry of Culture because of its portrayal of poverty, The Cow is a compelling drama about a simple villager and his cow.
12:05am

Still Life
Sohrab Shahid Saless's film follows the story of an aging rail worker living a monotonously quiet life with his wife, until he is asked to retire.
2:15am

New Talent
Shorts from up-and-coming Iranian directors including Vahid Nasirian's The Hole, Reza Bahramy Neshad's The Flying Misters and Ali Mohammad's Red Wind.
4am

THURSDAY 12TH MAY

20 Fingers
Explores in seven different episodes some of the issues affecting men and women within the confines of contemporary Iranian society.
12:10am

The Circle
Follows a group of Iranian women as they try to survive in a society that offers them no rights or respect unless they are seen to be with a husband or male relative.
1:35am

Don
The story of a nine-year-old illiterate boy whose education is abandoned when he is forced to undertake menial labour in order to support his family.
3:20am

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